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Categories: Articles with short description, Psychological states, Psychoanalytic terminology, Human sexuality, Freudian psychology

sublimation sexual sublimation sexual transmutation

(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable WordNet 3.0

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(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In psychology, sublimation is a mature type of defense mechanism, in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, possibly resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse. Wikipedia

A mature type of defense mechanism Wikipedia Disambiguation

Type defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior Wikidata

The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. Wiktionary

Transformation of an impulse. Wiktionary (translation)

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